settle在中文中有‘结清、老式木家具’的意思，还经常被翻译为沉淀，发音音标为[s’et?l]，settle在英语中经常以名词形式出现，在《英语自学简明词典》中，共找到91个与settle相关的释义和例句。
1.结清
例句:Can we settle with cigarettes?
翻译:就以香烟来平息好了。
来源：英英汉-英英汉词典
2.老式木家具
例句:i onlywantto settle peacefully
翻译:我是想心平气和的来解决这件事。
来源：荷林斯高阶英汉词典
3.沉淀
例句:The whole idea of lawsuits is to settle, to compel the other side to settle.
翻译:最终拿到裁决 整个诉讼的宗旨就是谋求和解… 强迫对方来和解。
来源：荷林斯高阶英汉词典
4.使平静、沉淀
例句:To settle the score with him
翻译:我过去跟他算帐。
来源：荷林斯高阶英汉词典
settle一般作为名词、动词使用，如在differential settlement([化] 沉降差)、disbursement and settlement(un. 费用结算)、discretionary settlement(酌情授予财产)等常见短语中出现较多。
1. The whole idea of lawsuits is to settle, to compel the other side to settle.
翻译:最终拿到裁决 整个诉讼的宗旨就是谋求和解… 强迫对方来和解。
2. To settle the score with him
翻译:我过去跟他算帐。
3. This thing with the ride, the shit with Bobby, you settle it and you settle it now.
翻译:就是游戏器械那事儿呗 还和Bobbie大吵一架 你得把这事儿解决了 现在就解决。
4. All right. Settle down. Come on, settle down.
翻译:好了 坐好 快坐好。
5. All right, ladies and gentlemen, settle down, settle down.
翻译:好了，女士们先生们 请安静，安静。
6. Everybody, settle down. settle down.
翻译:平静下来。
7. – To settle your contract.
翻译:去搞定你的合同。
8. ? And all the shadows settle ?
翻译:和所有的阴影解决。
9. – We can settle that later!
翻译:慢慢再说吧！ 不， 不。
10. Let’s settle this with cigarettes
翻译:大咪，不打就打了，用香烟了事吧。
11. Settle, settle, settle, settle!
翻译:我要和解!。
12. – Settle down, settle down now, please.
翻译:- 安静 请安静。
13. To settle down? No, hardly that.
翻译:定居 不 绝对不是。
14. -How are we gonna settle this?
翻译:你怎么处理这个？。
15. Settle, people. Settle down.
翻译:安静，大家安静。
